Old Trojan house boater looking at a Holiday mansion. Repowered in 1998 with 5.7 mercs. Any pro's and con's on the coastal barracuda would be highly appreciated. Its been awhile since I have been on this forum,but glad to be back. Thanks Ralph

09-28-2015 06:50 AM

OLD HOUSEBOATER

Look for soft spots in cabin corners, top, decks and around ALL windows, doors and hatches. Transom and stringers should get special scrutiny. Get a GOOD House Boat experienced surveyor.

09-28-2015 11:57 PM

ralph

Thanks. No air conditioning. What do you think of roof top units compared to other types?

09-29-2015 07:42 AM

OLD HOUSEBOATER

Actually Roof top units do a good job in open areas because cold air flows down. The cuddy areas suffer though. How big is the genny?

Man he could keep that boat 65 degrees, in July, in Pensacola, in the heat of the day, with 15 people inside.

10-06-2015 07:18 PM

ralph

After a good sea trial I bought the holiday mansion.

10-07-2015 05:27 PM

BananaTom

Quote:

Originally Posted by ralph

After a good sea trial I bought the holiday mansion.

Congratulations!!!!

10-10-2015 10:56 AM

stp012

Congrats on your purchase.

I also have a 1986 Coastal Barracuda with 5.7 inboards which I've done quite a bit of work on. Don't hesitate to post more questions, I will do my best to answer them.

I'm not a big fan of the rooftop a/c unit on our boat. It's loud, takes up a lot of deck space on the already small deck of a Holiday Mansion, and requires a large hole to be cut through a balsa cored deck.

10-12-2015 05:20 AM

ralph

Thanks for the congratulations, and I do have some questions for you
stp012